Nigeria charges 6 with treason over alleged coup plot
AP News • • world
Key Points:
- Nigerian authorities have charged six individuals, including a retired major general and a serving police inspector, with terrorism and treason over an alleged plot to overthrow President Bola Tinubu.
- A seventh suspect, former Bayelsa state Governor Timpre Sylva, is accused of helping to conceal the plot and remains at large.
- The 13-count charge sheet alleges the suspects conspired to levy war against the state and intimidate the president.
- The Nigerian government initially reported foiling a coup attempt in January, arresting 16 military officers for indiscipline and breaches of service regulations, amid rumors of a coup plot.
- Nigeria, Africa’s most populous country, has experienced five coups in the 20th century but has maintained democratic governance since 1999.
